Using video redaction software to comply with global privacy laws
Whether it is CCTV footage, video captured on police bodycams, or simply individuals filming videos on their smartphones, the world of today is bursting with video footage. In order to preserve privacy, regulations are consistently being created and modernised to keep people - and their data - safe.
Why is anonymisation so vital?
In the UK and Europe, GDPR (and UK GDPR) is an integral data protection law across the world that protects the privacy rights of EU residents. The main requirements of GDPR are as follows:
The right of access: People have the right to find out whether or not their personal information is being processed and, if it is, to ask for access to that information.
The right to erasure: People can ask to have their personal data destroyed.
Data protection by design and default: Controllers are required to implement the necessary organisational and technical safeguards to guarantee the secure processing of personal data.
Data breaches: Organisations are required to notify the appropriate supervisory authority and, the affected persons, of certain types of data breaches.
Data protection officers: Some businesses, depending on their size, are required to appoint an officer to oversee their data protection operations.
For non-compliance, GDPR imposes steep fines of up to 4% of a company's global annual revenue or €20 million (whichever is higher).
Many businesses put even stricter privacy policies in place to protect the privacy of their customers and protect themselves against potential lawsuits.
What is video redaction software?
Software for automatically blurring sensitive information from video footage (including faces, licence plates and other personal data) is known as automated video redaction. This makes it easier for businesses to abide by privacy laws as it prevents the disclosure of sensitive information in videos that might be shared with third parties or used for video analytics.
Companies can lessen the amount of manual work necessary to redact private information from video by adopting automated video redaction software.
Secure Redact is an easy-to-use and highly affordable tool that can scan your video footage, automatically blurring faces and other sensitive data, allowing you to make your video footage anonymous by default. The video can then be reviewed (and edited if necessary) to ensure its suitability for whatever purpose it is needed for.